Afshan Subohi

Repairing financial coverage flaws

Amidst limited insurance penetration, biased support to public-owned companies creates an unfair landscape for private companies Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:34am

A series of unsustainable events

Pakistan’s SDG rank regresses from its 128th position in 2023 to 137 out of 166 countries in 2024. Updated 02 Sep, 2024 12:36pm

Govt has failed to meet expectations, says business community

Businessmen express concern over the government’s lacklustre efforts to help their community. Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:15am

Failed expectations

Businessmen express concern over the government’s lacklustre efforts to help their community. Updated 26 Aug, 2024 08:13am

Pakistan can benefit from Bangladesh textile slump, say industrialists

‘With our current capacity utilisation at 65-70pc, there’s a significant export surplus ready to be tapped’. Published 19 Aug, 2024 09:21am

CORPORATE WINDOW; Piggybacking Bangladesh’s textile void

‘With our current capacity utilisation at 65-70pc, there’s a significant export surplus ready to be tapped’. Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:17am

Bangladesh’s economic challenges are deeply rooted in extremism and inequality, say experts

Crisis stems from "toxic mix of extreme wealth concentration amid widespread economic hardship, coupled with an authoritarian state", economist says. Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Turbulent times — the Bangladesh question

Crisis stems from "toxic mix of extreme wealth concentration amid widespread economic hardship, coupled with an authoritarian state", economist says. Updated 12 Aug, 2024 12:06pm

Reprofiling debt by the billions is a lengthy process, say experts

Brokerage houses indicate confidence in Pakistan’s economic recovery, which hinges on securing an IMF loan and friendly nations agreeing to roll over debt. Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:56am

Reprofiling debt by the billions

Brokerage houses indicate confidence in Pakistan’s economic recovery, which hinges on securing an IMF loan and friendly nations agreeing to roll over debt. Updated 05 Aug, 2024 09:53am

Salaried individuals suffer the brunt of taxation policies

SMEs employing the largest workforce segment are unorganised, poor pay masters. Published 29 Jul, 2024 09:33am

Bitter post-tax expectations

SMEs employing the largest workforce segment are unorganised, poor pay masters. Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:32am

Exploring British investment avenues

"The reality is that no one is interested in a country besieged by multiple problems without a clear future path." Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:52am

Comment: Mixed reactions to Labour’s victory

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership may open up opportunities for British Pakistanis. Updated 15 Jul, 2024 12:29pm

Karachi — the neglected golden goose

The city is expected to contribute around Rs7.78tr of the targeted Rs12.97tr in tax revenues in FY25. Updated 08 Jul, 2024 12:02pm

Budget 2024-25: Protecting ‘sacred cows’ again

Punjab has budgeted only 0.07pc (Rs3.75bn) and Sindh only 0.02pc (Rs6bn) of their budgets as agricultural income tax. Updated 01 Jul, 2024 11:52am

Financial pressures on display this Eid

Unable to secure asking prices, cattle dealers and farmers sell their stock at whatever price they can fetch. Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:15am

Taxation 101 — how to build a faulty policy

The government dashed middle-class household hopes by increasing income tax even as declining inflation offered some relief Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

A Chinese rendezvous

The government is scrambling to secure Beijing’s appeasement to cushion probable economic blows from the IMF. Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:27am

Situationer: Disregarding data collection

Economic surveys of Sindh and Punjab cannot be expected in the near future as provincial bureaus continue to deprioritise statistics. Updated 03 Jun, 2024 10:03am